Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmger!edomdo!manfred From: manfred@edomdo.UUCP (Manfred Dolag) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: the parrallel port Message-ID: Date: 27 Jun 91 21:51:31 GMT References: Organization: Edotronik GmbH Lines: 17 In article NJ_GOKEMEIJE@FANDM.BITNET writes: >In my A500 introduction manual it says that I can use 100 mA of the >Parrallel Port 5V line (pin 14). Unfortunately that seems not to be true: >It looks like it is 5V over a 100 Ohm resister: if I draw about 20 mA, the >voltage drops down to about 3V. >(Or am I overabusing my power supply?) > >Thanks, Nils Gokemeijer (NJ_GOKEMEIJE@FANDM.bitnet) -- there is a emi-filter between pin 14 and internal +5volt. the drop may be normal. in a2000 there is an 47 ohm resitor. - - - - Manfred Dolag, Edotronik GmbH (ECG018), Tel. +49 89 404093, FAX +49 89 402293 Path: ...!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmger!edomdo!manfred